Legal Opinion

Egelkamp v. Egelkamp

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 17, 1987No. 01724PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CIRILLO, President Judge:

This is an appeal from a custody order. We affirm.

Three issues are presented for our review: (1) did the trial court err by allegedly basing its decision on the merits of appellant’s religion; (2) did the trial court err by refusing to permit testimony from one of appellant’s witnesses; and (3) did the trial court’s opinion adequately discuss the evidence.

This custody dispute involves the parties’ two minor boys, Christian and Erik, and is ancillary to the parties’ divorce proceedings. Appellant Joseph Egelkamp belongs to what the trial court described as a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Spriggs v. CarsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Robinson v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Lewis v. LewisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Dumas v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1971
  5. In Re Custody of WhiteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  3. Alfred v. BraxtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  4. Gray v. H.C. Duke & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Williams v. Otis Elevator Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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